Abstract
In this paper, a free-space light propagation analysis between 3-dimensional (3-D) volumetric spaces is proposed. In contrast to conventional scalar diffraction, the proposed theory is based on quantum mechanical scattering providing a general volumetric analysis for the free-space light propagation. Assuming a plane wave light incidence, we obtained a new analytic formula for 3-D volumetric convolution, which provided a transfer function in a closed form used for caculating the electric fields at the observation points. The proposed method was consistent with the conventional numerical methods for a 2-dimensional aperture and can be further applied to exact calculation of diffraction fields from 3-D surfaces, providing a compact reconstruction algorithm for 3-D images in a computer generated hologram.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 533-538 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Optics Communications |
| Volume | 382 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 Jan 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the ICT R&D Program of MSIP/IITP ( 2014-044-014-002 ), and by the Nano Material Technology Development Program through NRF funded by the MSIP ( NRF-2012M3A7B4049800 ).
Publisher Copyright:
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering